Madeline Hunter Books in Order
Explore Madeline Hunter books in order, with series guides, short summaries, reading paths, and simple help on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
39 books
By Arrangement
by Madeline Hunter
2000
Lady Christiana expects an unwanted arranged match, not a husband as compelling as London merchant David de Abyndon. As duty turns to desire, she realizes their marriage hides secrets on both sides.
By Design
by Madeline Hunter
2000
Joan is running from danger and chasing justice when fate throws her together with Rhys, a weary freedom fighter. Their uneasy alliance turns intimate against a backdrop of rebellion and hidden history.
By Possession
by Madeline Hunter
2000
Scarred knight Addis de Valence returns from war to claim the boy Moira Falkner has raised as her own. Old loyalties, class divides, and long-buried desire make every choice dangerous.
The Protector
by Madeline Hunter
2001
In plague-ravaged Brittany, honor-bound knight Morvan Fitzwaryn is saved by Anna de Leon, a fierce lady who defends her own stronghold. When enemies close in, alliance and attraction become impossible to ignore.
Lord of a Thousand Nights
by Madeline Hunter
2002
Scottish widow Reyna Graham slips behind enemy lines to save her people and lands in the tent of Ian of Guilford, the infamous Lord of a Thousand Nights. Captivity becomes a perilous battle of wits and desire.
Stealing Heaven
by Madeline Hunter
2002
English knight Marcus meets the wrong sister in a moonlit garden and falls hard for rebellious Nesta. Their love grows in the middle of Welsh intrigue, political danger, and divided loyalties.
The Charmer
by Madeline Hunter
2003
Adrian Burchard is sent to bring Sophia Raughley home, only to find a woman hiding pain behind beauty and reckless charm. Their affair turns risky as old wounds and fresh mysteries close in.
The Saint
by Madeline Hunter
2003
Viscount Vergil Duclairc tracks down his runaway ward, Bianca Kenwood, and finds an independent young woman determined to live on her own terms. Their clash of wills spills into seduction, scandal, and intrigue.
The Seducer
by Madeline Hunter
2003
Diane Albret returns to the guardian who once rescued her and finds Daniel St. John far more dangerous than memory allowed. Their long-buried attraction collides with rumors, scandal, and a secret from her past.
The Sinner
by Madeline Hunter
2003
After an accidental shooting leaves Fleur Monley in Dante Duclairc's care, she proposes a marriage in name only. It sounds practical until danger, intimacy, and very real desire wreck the bargain.
The Romantic
by Madeline Hunter
2004
Reserved solicitor Julian Hampton has loved Penelope for years from a distance. When she returns to London in secret after a brutal marriage, loyalty, reputation, and survival are suddenly on the line.
Lord of Sin
by Madeline Hunter
2005
Rake Ewan McLean inherits an earldom and an unexpected duty to care for Bride Cameron and her sisters. He means to solve a problem, not fall for the sharp-tongued woman who refuses his help.
An Interrupted Tapestry
by Madeline Hunter
2006
Beset by her brother's creditors, a noblewoman offers a prized tapestry to a wealthy London merchant. What begins as a desperate bargain becomes a compact medieval romance with real emotional stakes.
Lady of Sin
by Madeline Hunter
2006
Widowed reformer Charlotte arrives ready to win Nathaniel Knightridge to her cause and nearly lands back in his arms instead. A masked encounter, public causes, and private desire make for a dangerous mix.
The Rules of Seduction
by Madeline Hunter
2006
Alexia Welbourne is left penniless and forced into marriage with Hayden Rothwell, the man she blames for her family's ruin. What begins in resentment grows more complicated as his hidden motives surface.
Lessons of Desire
by Madeline Hunter
2007
Writer and publisher Phaedra Blair is rescued from an unjust arrest by a man too charming to trust. Freedom comes with strings, and the lessons she learns have as much to do with power as desire.
Secrets of Surrender
by Madeline Hunter
2008
Roselyn Longworth is humiliated, auctioned off, and unexpectedly claimed by Kyle Bradwell, a man with his own agenda. His gentleness is real, but so are the secrets that could break them apart.
The Sins of Lord Easterbrook
by Madeline Hunter
2009
Years after a kiss she never forgot, Leona Montgomery meets the transformed man now known as Lord Easterbrook. Their old attraction flares into a battle of memory, pride, and unfinished desire.
Provocative in Pearls
by Madeline Hunter
2010
Verity's past catches up with her just as she faces the husband she never freely chose. Escaping one fate may mean embracing another, while a deeper conspiracy threatens them both.
Ravishing in Red
by Madeline Hunter
2010
Audrianna goes to a coaching inn hoping to find proof that will clear her dead father's name. Instead she collides with Sebastian Summerhays, and a scandalous misunderstanding pulls them into the same mystery.
Sinful in Satin
by Madeline Hunter
2010
After her courtesan mother's death, Celia Pennifold inherits a ruined reputation, a house, and an unexpected tenant. Jonathan means to search for dangerous secrets, but Celia proves harder to manage than the evidence he seeks.
Dangerous in Diamonds
by Madeline Hunter
2011
The jaded Duke of Castleford takes an inconvenient interest in composed, guarded Daphne Joyes. His pursuit uncovers the secrets behind her inheritance and puts them both in far more danger than flirtation should.
The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne
by Madeline Hunter
2012
Emma Fairbourne plans to run her late father's London auction house from behind the scenes. That scheme gets much harder when Darius, the arrogant earl who shares ownership, steps in.
The Conquest of Lady Cassandra
by Madeline Hunter
2013
Estranged from her family and short of money, Cassandra Vernham needs payment for jewels sold at auction. Viscount Ambury delays for reasons of his own, and suspicion soon turns into something hotter.
The Counterfeit Mistress
by Madeline Hunter
2013
French refugee Marielle Lyon encourages gossip that she may be a spy, because attention can be a kind of protection. Viscount Kendale decides to expose her, then finds himself caught in her dangerous game.
The Accidental Duchess
by Madeline Hunter
2014
Blackmailed over an old manuscript, Lydia Thornton makes a desperate wager with the Duke of Penthurst and loses. Now she must outmaneuver a blackmailer and a duke who refuses to stay at a distance.
His Wicked Reputation
by Madeline Hunter
2015
Gareth Fitzallen arrives at Langdon's End to restore a property and investigate a major art theft. What he does not expect is to want resourceful spinster artist Eva Russell far more than her beautiful sister.
Tall, Dark and Wicked
by Madeline Hunter
2015
Padua Belvoir seeks help for her father, only to learn the barrister she hoped would save him may prosecute the case instead. The legal fight is fierce, and so is the attraction neither welcomes.
The Wicked Duke
by Madeline Hunter
2016
Suspected of his brother's murder, the Duke of Aylesbury lives quietly until a chance to clear his name appears. It comes with one condition: he must propose to Marianne Radley, who trusts him least.
The Most Dangerous Duke in London
by Madeline Hunter
2017
Adam Penrose returns from France with a reputation for vengeance and dueling. His hunt for the truth about his father's fall gets complicated fast when Clara Cheswick, daughter of his likeliest suspect, catches his eye.
A Devil of a Duke
by Madeline Hunter
2018
Scandalous Duke Gabriel St. James is used to getting what he wants until he meets Amanda Waverly. She is hiding ties to high-society crime, and desire only raises the stakes.
Never Deny a Duke
by Madeline Hunter
2019
Davina MacCallum comes to England to reclaim Scottish land she believes was taken from her family. The Duke of Brentworth should be her obstacle, but their fight over one estate turns far more personal.
Seduction on a Snowy Night
by Madeline Hunter
2019
This Regency holiday anthology strands lovers in a winter storm. Madeline Hunter's novella follows Caroline Dunham, whose plan to snare Baron Thornhill turns risky when old sparks flare in close quarters.
Heiress for Hire
by Madeline Hunter
2020
Minerva Hepplewhite ties up the intruder in her home and learns he has brought astonishing news: she may have inherited a duke's fortune. She and investigator Chase Radnor soon find themselves chasing the truth together.
Never If Not Now
by Madeline Hunter
2020
At a great tournament in 1193, battle-worn knight Zander hopes to win spoils and a wealthy bride. Instead he finds Elinor of York, the woman he once wanted and still should avoid.
A Yuletide Kiss
by Madeline Hunter
2021
Three Regency Christmas romances meet at a snowbound country inn. In Madeline Hunter's story, innkeeper Jenna Waverly finds her quiet holiday upended by Lucas Avonwood and the trouble following him.
Heiress In Red Silk
by Madeline Hunter
2021
Sudden wealth turns milliner Rosamund Jameson into co-owner of an ambitious new business. Her handsome partner Kevin Radnor wants control, while Rosamund insists on an equal say and becomes impossible to dismiss.
A Christmas Abduction
by Madeline Hunter
2023
Caroline Dunham abducts notorious rake Baron Thornhill with a very specific grievance in mind. Close quarters turn revenge into temptation as the holiday adventure heats up.
The Heiress Bride
by Madeline Hunter
2023
New duke Nicholas Radnor must identify the mysterious woman named in his late uncle's will while also finding a proper bride. Iris Barrington may be the answer, or a danger in disguise.
Where should I start?
If you want her medieval romances first: By Arrangement → By Possession → Stealing Heaven
If you want an interconnected Regency saga: The Seducer → The Saint → The Romantic
If you like witty London society intrigue: The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne → The Conquest of Lady Cassandra → The Accidental Duchess
If you want a later mystery-tinged entry point: Heiress for Hire → Heiress In Red Silk → The Heiress Bride
Author bio
Madeline Hunter built a rare kind of writing career, one that joined scholarly depth to very readable historical romance. Her first romance was published in June 2000, and readers quickly learned what they were going to get from her books: vivid periods, intelligent heroines, complicated men, and love stories grounded in real social pressure rather than pure fantasy.
Before fiction took over so much of her time, Hunter trained and worked in art history. She earned a PhD in the field and taught at the college level, and that background shows all through her novels. Her settings feel researched without turning stiff. Rooms, clothes, property, law, war, and even business arrangements matter in her stories because they matter to the people living through them.
History was never wallpaper for her.
Her early medieval romances made that clear right away. Books like By Arrangement, By Possession, and Stealing Heaven are full of politics, class difference, violence, and loyalty, but they never lose sight of the emotional pull between two people. Readers who love those books usually talk about the same things: the sense of time and place, the intensity, and the way the love stories grow out of danger instead of floating above it.
When she moved into Regency settings, she did not leave that seriousness behind. She simply changed the clothes and the social rules. In novels such as The Sinner, Lessons of Desire, and The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne, she kept writing about desire tangled up with money, reputation, inheritance, law, and family expectations. Even the later Heiress for Hire, with its inheritance mystery and detective thread, still feels very much like a Madeline Hunter book: smart, sensual, and alert to how power works.
She liked smart heroines, wounded men, and plots that actually moved.
That mix brought both critical praise and a big readership. Hunter was a seven-time RITA finalist and a two-time RITA winner. More than six million of her books were in print, her work was translated into twelve languages, and twenty-three of her novels reached the USA Today bestseller list. She also appeared on other major bestseller lists, which says something simple and useful: a lot of readers stayed with her for a long time.
She also kept a foot in the wider romance world. Alongside the novels, she taught, spoke at writers' events, and wrote pieces about history, craft, and the genre. That public side fits the books themselves. They feel written by someone who loved the period, respected readers, and understood exactly how a romance novel had to work on the page.
For many years she lived in Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. In one life she was an art historian and teacher. In another, she wrote historical romances that moved from medieval castles to London auction houses to snowbound Regency inns, and made all of those worlds feel fully inhabited.
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